Do you even lift? Yoga and weight lifting!
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How to build muscle without going to the gym? We get the question several times daily: do we lift weight or is yoga the only form of exercise we do? How to build strength and muscle without the gym and with only bodyweight training? Let's take a deeper look into this question, where it is coming from and what the main motivation is for people to lift weights as well as do a yoga practice. We hope this helps you on your own journey of discovering what is best for you and your body to be healthy, lean and strong.
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I came to Yoga through the same path. I have been training all my life. And competed internationally in Martial arts in my early twenties, I am now 39.
I had almost given up exercise, as I was just getting so many injuries. Crossfit nearly put me out forever. But since starting Yoga with you guys I have made a complete turn around. I feel better than I have felt for years. I am even on my way to a handstand! It really clicked for the first time yesterday :)
I do Yoga, then hanging/pulling, handstands and finish with breathwork/meditation,,, everyday
Most importantly my "reason for training" has changed. I now train to be present and to achieve a mediative state. I control my breath in everything I do. That is my primary focus in all my training now. Even making a cup of coffee or sweeping the decking is now a meditation.
Thank you for this change.
Namaste
we cannot be more proud of you in what you say. this makes us so happy to hear as our intention is to create this shift in people. thank you so much for sharing this with us. this is why we run this channel! 🙏❤️
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This comment really resonates with me right now. I have been a gym rat on and off throughout my life and have recently been giving CrossFit a try. Unfortunately, my body has gotten pretty banged up over the past several weeks with back, knee, and ankle problems/injuries that I feel like CrossFit has only been exacerbating. I have always loved yoga and how it makes me feel; I think it's time to take space away from the gym for a while to see how a regular, dedicated yoga practice can help me heal, regenerate, and strengthen.
@@cameronjoye6236 yes yes!!
Wow I really understand the experience which your going through and your just blessed
Flo's soft nod at 7:45. Dude knows what's up.
LMAO I was eating and almost choked :)
aalllllll the functional movements LOL
I watched and I think I died of laughter🤣
I can't🤣🤣
“No pain no gain” is definitely he biggest misconception I’ve had when it comes to overall fitness. I’m 22 years old I used to train in the gym almost five days a week and the stress that put on my body was way too much, I’ve got permanent damage in my right wrist from curling and it just isn’t worth all that pain. I’m not saying the gym is bad it’s not at all I understand for some it’s a safe haven, and for me since joining your patreon page that and the Matt has become safe haven now. For me yoga has developed so much strength for my body and mind more than the gym ever did the best thing is that I don’t feel like I’m chasing a goal constantly with how much I can lift, now my main goal when I roll out the matt is to just enjoy myself in the body I’m in and by doing that I’m in the best shape physically and mentally because I’m getting fit doing something my body and mind enjoys 💚 Thank-you for this video a lot learned ✍️💚✍️💚
I'm BJJ guy purple belt 7 years lifting weight, kettlebells etc. When I discovered you, it took me 20 seconds to switch from gym to yoga. Doing yoga every day now and I feel stronger.
Thank you very much for my enlightenment
This is, to date, the single most valuable video I've ever watched to educate myself on my fitness goals. Awesome. FACTS.
100% I need to find a wife to pickup lol
Agreed! You guys rock man.. I've had the same identity attachment to lifting weights all these years DESPITE not feeling good in my body.
Thank you guys so much for consistently releasing just as good videos "off the mat" as the ones on the mat. My roommate and myself are collegiate track athletes here in Texas (a pole vaulter and a decathlete) and during quarantine we found this channel and we could not be more pleased with our improvements in our strength and more importantly, the way we feel. We've finished the Yoga for Men series twice so far and then have been going through a lot of the other strength based videos. Thank y'all so much, y'all rock!
so glad this is helping you, that is why we do it ❤ thanks for letting us know, that is what motivates us every day!
I’ve followed you guys for a year or two and I am at a crossroads with the gym and how it’s not giving me what I need physically, and most importantly, mentally. I’m going to try to be more consistent with yoga and decrease the gym as it’s not helping. This video came RIGHT on time for me, I’m so grateful for you guys doing this video 🤙🏾💪🏾🖤
I used to be in the fitness industry and was all into bikini competitions, gaining (visible) muscle mass and eating animal protein. Over years I slowly started listening to my body because I was basically FORCED to due to health issues and am now a yoga teacher and am eating plants only, not lifting weights AT ALL. I'm able to do use my body MUCH more now (I have less muscle mass but am able to do many push-ups which I couldn't back then etc.) and am overall in a much healthier state. SO THANKFUL to hear you talking about this and that more and more people are finding the things that are HEALTHY for them, physically AND mentally!!! Much love to you two
same here, we also eat plant based and fast for 20h every day. a video on that topic is coming soon. so happy you got out of that and you feel good now. thanks for teaching from the heart ❤
Hopefully this helps to answer your question on building strength and muscle through yoga ✌️ Get strong here with us: bit.ly/2VgrMPm
Thank you for sharing this! It has really made me think and reflect on my own goals...
Great video! Thanks for sharing guys 😁🙏
Thank you so much for Sharing this experience. :)
So much respect for you both!! Really appreciate the inspiration and motivation you two bring to the universe!!
Thank you. I love yoga, I have done various types at different places. My favorite is Vinyasa and I have started back again being very careful but 10 years ago I had a rotator cuff shoulder injury and had it surgically repaired but nothing I have ever done helped it feel stable. I have irritated the shoulder in yoga too and had to stop for longer periods of time. Anything you can suggest or if you made a video or series for working around injuries of particular body parts that would be so awesome for me and I am sure many others who want to do yoga, Thank you! Love the channel I am doing what I can and checking out as many of your videos as possible doing this at home. It is helping me in more ways than one.
I needed to hear this today. I’ve been reluctantly transitioning out of the gym rat scene and getting more deeply involved in body weight movements. Everything you’ve said here resonates... the fear of loss of identity, moving to health vs aesthetics, longevity etc - I’m officially a subscriber!
Hi there! I know this comment is a year old, but I think I might be going through the same phase at the moment... The words "reluctantly transitioning" really got me, along with the idea of identity loss. I'm really struggling with understanding what type of movement I really want to try and what I actually feel "forced' to do because of personal expectations and physical appearance. Your words made me feel less weird, thank you!
@Sara Sostegni Well I tried yoga.. but honestly was bored to death. IMHO it's nothing more than glorified stretching.. back to lifting heavy shit. Nothing can beat the adrenalin rush you get after a heavy set of bench press and squat.. It's so addicting. I guess it may be for some people but definitely not for me.
@@zackryan268now try power yoga class
Love that you talk about yoga for life! My grandad was doing armchair yoga at 99, when other exercise was no longer an option. Your message is great!
Beautifully expressed. This resonates with everything I have come to realize from moving away from weight training and towards yoga (as well as a plant-based diet and more).
Can I just say that I love how honest and open you are? I've been doing yoga "with you" for a couple of years now and I can't tell you how grateful I am to "know" you. Namasté and be well and safe out there. ❤️
thank you very much, that is so nice of you 🙏 we're glad we can be here for you and provide the tools
@@BreatheAndFlow Thank you! I forgot to ask you one thing: what kinds of proteins do you eat? I assume you're not doing the protein shake thing, right? Would be good to know what to eat to tone the body while doing yoga.
when we have access to it we use plant based protein in smoothies and shakes but mainly focus on plant based whole foods.
@@BreatheAndFlow xx cut
Thank you guys, I recently sold my weights before moving and am likely not going to re-buy thanks to the amazing workouts on your channel and the joy of feeling strong after my practice compared to the tiredness I felt in the past. The fact that you your classes are a bit harder than others makes it very engaging and exciting to do them.
I fully agree with you guys, dear Breatheandflo! The moment you stop focusing on the external/material/validation seeking obsession you become healthier in and out. Whatever you do, wear, eat etc, If it’s not healthy it is not beautiful, if it doesn’t allow you to move and live in a functional , natural way with no pain .., it isn’t beautiful either. I moved out of the gym routine gradually and it’s been 6 years that I “only” do yoga, Pilates and body weight exercises daily. I quit hard core cardio. I’m 49 and I have never been this fit in my life I get the “do you lift” question all the time! And my answers are exactly like yours. Thank you for being there! I’m so happy I “bumped” into this channel! Your classes & life approach are fantastic 🙏 namaste
Love this video. I started following your channel and subscribed over a year ago, shortly after I was diagnosed with cancer. I wanted to introduce more meditation and functional health to prepare my body for treatment. I quickly came across your channel and have been hooked ever since. I have been slowly moving away from the gym, but my “old self” still feels pulled by to my traditional way to training. This is a video I needed to see as it has provided that necessary encouragement, and confirmation, of what I believe my body is telling me. Thank you for the great content that you two continue to put out, you are making a difference in the lives of many other. Practicing on the mat along with you has been a key part in getting into remission and staying healthy from here on.
This makes so much sense, thank you so much!! Love you guys 🙏❤️
Thanks for watching 🙏❤️
This was super insightful and very interesting to hear about the transition from weights to yoga and especially the transition of your mental health!
I really identify with this video! Thank you for sharing. I had a similar stress when the pandemic caused my gym to close. It's forced me to rethink everything about how I move, use my body, look, feel, etc. In many ways, I am happy COVID forced this, because I may have not made this change on my own. I have done yoga casually, years ago, but it was always just a compliment to my main focus, lifting. Now, I have found your channel and as of today, I have practiced with you both every day, for 60+ days. I have every intention of continuing and finding ways to reach my fitness goals without the gym! I also felt the same thing about lacking a push element, so I am incorporating bar work to balance that out. Thank you both for SO MUCH inspiring content! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!
I find this video super interesting and reassuring. I've been weightlifting pretty casually but very consistently for years, and although I think my mentality surrounding it is very healthy, I have really plateaued in terms of progress and found my flexibility worsening more and more. It's amazing to hear and see other people in the comments feeling the same dissatisfaction with classical weight training, and not being alone in that thought. With the gyms shut for lockdown I though this is the perfect opportunity to incorporate more yoga, and your channel and beginner programs have me absolutely hooked like no other videos have had previously. Now it's all I want to do exercise wise, and after a short time i'm actually comfortable sitting cross legged and doing downward dogs for the first time in my life. Thank you guys; a new sub.
Transitioning from gym to more yoga. Started with EMBARK program today! So good, love the way you guys teach. I will be returning to your channel for a while now haha. Thanks!
Thanks for this amazing video guys. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago. Last May, during the first lockdowns, I decided to take a different path. Before it was all about volume, gym and looking a certain way. Now, 15 kilos less and focusing on body weight exercises, handstands, squats and working with kettlebells , I am discovering new ways of training. I am finding myself more and more attracted to this new way of working out. I am more fit, feel more healthy. These last weeks I have been doing your beginners courses and I’m loving it. I want to get even stronger. I think I’m getting hooked. Thanks again, greetings from Belgium.
Deeply grateful for all the material you guys make! I'm passionate about jiu-jitsu, and weightlifting, but have used two of your courses recently for daily yoga and it has been super positive and encouraging, for longevity and overall health.
The gym messed my shoulder up, you're yoga guidance fixed it. I'll never go back to lifting weights. Amazing channel, amazing people.
Thank you, I am about half way through your 28 day program. I was looking for some stronger yoga to practice and found it! I am so grateful that you sharing your experience, it is helpful to me. Your guided meditation's as well have been very encouraging. I am looking to build more muscle and ran into this video in my feed so I checked it out. I am inspired. I apricate you both.
I don't think there is any kind of video out there like this. This clears everything in a perspective about yoga. This video is the best. ♥️
Thank you for the satsang and for opening your hearts.
i am so inspired by both of you right now! Due to health problems I cant run anymore, and weight lifting doesnt work as well anymore , and doesnt give me quite what I need, as it used to, but now I started doing your embark program, I am on my second week repeating it, and I feel it will give me a very good feeling about my body, mobility that I have longed for and good strength! I am so happy abou this and I really want to thank you!
we're very happy you found something that works for you and is one big stepping stone on your journey to healing and yourself. keep it up, we're glad you're here 🙏🖤
This is so refreshing. I have been questioning this past few weeks if gym and lifting weights is the best thing for me. As I have spondylosis and all sorts of pains in my body I become really aware of what my body really needs. My subconscious mind keeps pushing me towards callisthenics and yoga. So thank you. You made it easier for me to make healthy choice for myself .🙏
Yoga created this man's arms!?! Holy crap.
Hahaha he do bodyweight exercise
Look at gymnasts and their arms. Do you think they do biceps curls? The best for arms is straight arm strength which is for example planks and handstands.
Don’t forget genetics
@@BreatheAndFlow Let us not just leave aside the fact that you used to go to the GYM which means that you built up muscle memory. I am not arguing about the rest. The advanced yoga for strength sessions by the way are really challenging in terms of conditioning. Cheers!
And jujitsu
Thank you for this. Liked and subscribed and can’t wait to dig deeper into your content 🌸
Super insightful. I have been following the two of you since the beginning of the pandemic so thank you for spreading positivity.
You guys are awesome. I can relate to you guys so much as a BJJ Practitioner and ex-weightlifter, discovering your page really has set me on the right path. So much gratitude to you both! Namaste.
Wow! Thanks for your knowledge, wisdom, and humility. The way you both finish each others points and look at each other, love in motion ❤
Best wishes from New Zealand.
Thank you both for making this vid. It hit home when you spoke about you always being sore. I just stopped training super hard this week I've been feeling low on myself bcus I keep thinking if I don't workout this way anymore i wont be healthy or strong. I've been doing yoga this week and I cant wait to check out one of your vids!!!
Great message you guys and I really appreciate how you are keeping, and emphasizing, that meditation is still needed on top of the movement. Started yoga a couple of years ago and have fallen out and making my excuses... =p but now getting back on and following your 28 day Ignite. Day one down and looking forward to the rest. Thank you for sharing your skill!
Thank you so much for going into this both of you. I have been doing yoga for about 2 months now and following your ignite program which I am due to finish whilst on lockdown. You guys really helped me get back up off my sofa and start looking after myself again after a long break from any exercise.
I used to be an avid gym goer but I always crash and burn. I will do it for a year, then go on holiday or get sick and feel low energy and I will quit. The whole hassle of getting home then going to a packed gym just doesn't inspire me. With Yoga even when I am feeling like it may be hard work today I can just roll out the mat and have no excuse to get it done. I always feel great after it.
Going to try getting into hand stand training now you have inspired me!
thank you for sharing this so honestly!! see the thing with something like yoga and bodyweight training is you can do it anywhere. our goal is to make yoga part of your life, integrate it into your life so much that there is no time off from it, no vacation. you can always do the practice anywhere any time. thank you for your support and we wish you best of luck on your journey. we're absolutely confident that you'll find what works for you and make it a lifestyle. it is then easier to do it than not to do it ❤
Love this, thank you both. I’m a 45 year old BJJ white belt, seven months into my Jiu Jitsu journey before my lower back gave out whilst rolling. Then... lockdown. (UK) Been lifting weights for 20 years but I found your channel a few weeks ago and I’m totally hooked. I subsequently also watched the video where Flo explained how he found yoga after a back injury. This resonated big time. It’s shocking to me how much I’ve neglected my back and overall functional strength in general down the years. No more. Time to re-evaluate. Thanks so much for your wisdom and inspiration. Nothing but love. Stay safe. X
flo here, so glad you found us and can relate so much to it. your story sounds similar and now is the time to re-evaluate and adjust. great job being open for that. i know it is not easy to do it but it is so worth it. you'll feel better than ever and be able to keep that going until your last day ❤
That is the reason I started yoga! For maybe 3 years now I’ve been going to the gym to lift weights consistently and finally asked myself why am I doing this. Do I actually feel better? Do I even feel fit? I look good but can I even do basic things like touch my toes or not constantly feel sore and stiff? Right as covid 19 was taking over I decided to solely focus on yoga for a while and I can tell in 6 months to a year I’m gonna feel great. Already thrilled with the progress I’ve made in my first month, all with the help of your guys amazing channel!
we both went through the same process. be patient, give it time, you will not regret it and feel amazing in the end!
Are you really saying that yoga feels better than doing a 300 lb bench press or squat or deadlift ? Yes, you may feel sore but only coz your muscle fibres are growing stronger man.
Thank you for this, I needed it :)
Hi from Iceland. My thinking towards movement has been progressing towards this for some time now. I'm one of the people who have asked you this question. This video was a great addition to the thoughtful answers you gave me on Instagram. Your channel keeps inspiring me to move more and ask my body what it needs. Thank you! 🙏
you said that very beautifully and this is exactly what our intention is with this channel 🙏 thanks for your support!
I have started yoga with you guys since lockdown is keeping me from the gym. I am nearly 2 weeks in now of following your videos everyday! Thank you , I am loving it .
awesome job!! ✌️
I just found your channel a couple of days ago , love it !!!
Oh my gosh you guys! Thank you for this video. Flo, I relate so much to your feelings of having to look a certain way as a man and needing to be in the gym to make that happen. I want to be more functional and strong with body weight. I also was humbled when doing your yoga classes 😆
welcome to yoga! you have been such an incredible supporter of our journey so far. thank you for that! you will absolutely get there 🙏feeling good, being functional and healthy is really what you want. that sets you up for a happy and long life.
I'm so grateful and happy to have found your channel🙏
I've done yoga, swimming, been pursuing a career within dance and switched over to weights, fitness classes and now (during this pandemic) finally found my way back to a yoga routine again💙
Over the last few years I also gradually introduced an all plants diet, started BJJ and maybe, just maybe this video (+lockdown) will allow me to try and just listen to my body and focus on bodyweight training and yoga a little bit more. For years now I've wanted to learn how to do a handstand -so maybe this is my chance 😌
that is all so wonderful 🖤
Your videos have been so healing for me. I'm a 41 year old colon cancer survivor (5 years), and have ongoing digestive challenges. Your videos are among the most effective things I have done that builds muscle tone and strength without wrecking my gut in the process. I actually feel wonderful when I'm done...and believe me, I've tried a lot of different types of exercises. I have still been concerned about building/strengthening muscle when yoga is by far the most impactful for me overall. Thank you for clarifying more of that in this video. I have a pull up bar, so I might begin including some pulling to round it all out a little more.
thank you very much for sharing your story! great job beating that cancer. incredible! we're happy you enjoy the classes, find them useful and do the practice regularly. pulling is a great idea, or climbing or swimming. much love 🖤🙏
Thanks guys for the quality content. I especially love your yoga for men series and look forward to each episode thats coming out. Hopefully I can improve my body functionality and strength in the coming years following your programs.
you absolutely will. yoga is a practice of patience and our mindset often times has to shift a lot to make yoga part of our life long term. thanks for your support ❤
Been dealing with weight issues my whole life due to my hormonal issues. And I was always told that all I need to do is restrict my diet and lift weights. Every time I did I would become incredibly fatigued and my muscles would be sore/ damaged for weeks. It was always a downward spiral. BUT every time I go to my Mat I feel uplifted and excepted within this body that I have struggled for years to change and except. Yoga makes me feel whole and grateful for the body I have. I needed to hear this today 🙏🏾 thank you.
Thanks for getting me back into yoga! Because of covid closures I was looking for the perfect gym alternative and your guys are it!
Great video, thx for posting. I’m a long time Yogi and BJJ practitioner. I’ve found combining heavy but low-rep foundational weight lifting (deadlifts/Turkish getup/farmers carries) 2-3x a week (and adequate rest & nutrition) with yoga and primal movements to be ideal for my body type - allowing me, at 47, to effectively spar with people 10-20 yrs younger with little to no injury or aches.
This video is everything! Thank you!
That was awesome guys! Had me laughing on the first part. Thank you!
Thank you so much. I am in the process of figuring out if the gym is what I need or not. Like you I am a martial artist and put it in my mind I need the gym to be strong but learning I dont need it
Thxs for this VDO. I love you both ❤️
Super appreciate this video! Thank you!
2 beautiful people, inside and out. Thank you for your channel, I'm looking into yoga for the 1st time after years of gym time, I'm 49.
This video touches very close to home. I have spent my whole life in sports and the gym only to be greatly humbled by my first yoga class at my gym. I thought how can I not do these movements if I am so strong and thats where my mindset changed. I am now in the process of following your yoga videos and transitioning from my gym's tues/thursday free yoga class to cancelling and joining a real yoga stuido. Thank you ♥
Such a great video well said!
Thank you both for keeping me company this lockdown (sending love from Manila, Philippines),
Rediscovered my body, complete turnaround.
so happy to hear that, wow, keep it up!!
Really interesting! 🙏🏽 Thank you for sharing this.
thanks for watching!
Loved your video guys! Good job, keep it up!
Thank you! Will do!
Thank You so much! I'm incredibly Grateful to and for both of you and your willingness to share your knowledge. Always Inspired! 💜🙏💜
thank you so much! glad you are open to listen
I made the transition to yoga about 3-4 months ago. Lifting weights was really messing up my wrists and lower back and even though i looked good and felt good about being muscular, i didn't actually fysically feel good. Only 30 minutes a day of one of your strength yoga workouts or a pullup/pushup workout is enough to make me feel fysically and mentally in good shape.
Thanks for the awesome content!
Thank you so much for this video. So helpful. You guys are truly inspiring!
Our pleasure! ✌️🙏
Great insights.I learned a few good points. Most of my workouts consist of yoga & the pulse series which keeps me fit as well as energized.
Thank you.
This actually opened up a different perspective for me about Yoga. I love Yoga and started practicing Yoga a bit late in life. But Yoga has helped me with not only flexibliity and strength, but also helped me big time with my joint problems which was unbelievable! And to hear this makes me love Yoga the more. Well done on you Bre and Flo. You've done great.
Thank you so much my brother and sister. Great positiveness are shown through your videos. Amazing souls. God bless you more and more throughout your journey and in the hereafter! Amen
thank you so much you're so kind 🙏
I have recently started doing Yoga and just found your channel. It's a great help, I thought I was strong too for going to gym all the time but i have realised that I have no core strength at all or flexibility and I am not as strong as I thought. Thanks a lot for the videos and helping me on this journey
Thank you for making this video! It answered many questions I had but never asked!
glad it did, thanks for watching!
Thank you so much, you just answered all of the questions that I had. I like ur videos too⭐️
A very relatable story in this video and the comments... Been following you two for a while and I can say, from the early videos to now your energies and truw natures are really shining through 😉
Thank you so much! ❤️
I can so relate to your experience, thanks for sharing. As I started Yoga (17years ago:), I also drifted away from Gym workouts. Working out with weights made my Yoga practice more challenging physically. My body was never more fit and healthy as well as my mind and soul from my daily Yoga practice for many years. I had a less consistent Asana practice for the last 1-2 years, it showed me how big is a difference again in one's body /life without daily Asanas. I was putting more emphasis on my Spiritual practices and inner work during this time, now I am back on my daily asana practice as well, with AM-PM Breathwork with Meditation (a couple of hours), I feel so amazing, my true self again. You guys are truly a great inspiration and beautiful humans at the same time. Congratulation on your beautiful Angel! Love, Melinda
Thank you so much for sharing your journey... so grateful.
You both are so lovely! I really love and enjoy your videos. This topic is on my mind the past months and this helps me so much to the right direction. Thanks for sharing🙏🏼❤️
You are so welcome! 🙏❤️
Excellent video, thank you!
Thank you guys this is a very informative video.
It's so ironic I came across this today. I've been thinking about giving up the gym life. I eat super healthy, I do everything I am "supposed" to do and NOTHING is working, I'm always in pain, hurting to the point I can't even sit still sometimes. I've been watching your vids for about a month now and I'm absolutely addicted to Yoga. I'm astounded that I actually crave yoga, I literally can't wait to get up and go to it, breathing exercises, everything. I'm sure I'll transition out of the gym in the next few months, I'm taking this as a sign. I can go all day about how the gym is NOT doing anything for me physically and mentally, but I won't at the moment, thank you both so much. Namaste.
Not what I expected when I clicked, but I am glad I did. I don't think I will quit the gym - I love lifting and feel like it's meditative for me - but I appreciate your perspective. I am trapped in a hotel room right now (quarantine in Hawaii) and I started Ignite one week ago when my lockdown started. It's been wonderful getting to know you through your videos. Thanks for putting out such beneficial content. Maybe I will take up yoga on the regular, yet!
I also was a huge gym buff most of my teen-age and adult life. I would spend hours there weight training, and cardio. I never saw the results I saw with doing yoga tho. After some health challenges and battling a horrible addiction to alcohol, I was no longer able to actually go back to my routine at the gym for good; someone at a local church I attended said come try yoga in person (I had before back in the day and it was hard!) and my physical therapist recommended it too. I had done yoga since 2011 on, and off with Jillian Michaels, and other DVDs. This was different. I'd been in such ill health that I didn't think I could even workout, but quickly, I joined a studio, and was a natural. I had done acro tumbling as a girl, and was flexible. Yoga came naturally to me, and changed my life. Thank you for putting this out there. People don't realize the benefits of body weight training! I became a yoga 200 instructor in 2018,and although I am not teaching right now, it's something I'll never regret doing!!
loving the honesty and integrity. Like some people below, i found these videos during 'Rona, which is one great thing to come out of lockdown. i've been sending the links to my friends who I think will benefit. the classes are motivating and i get excited when i see new videos. Thank you for sharing everthing.
thank you so much for sharing and subscribing to our channel. that is really SO important for us to keep the content coming!
Thanks so much for your video Breathe and Flow. This gives me much to contemplate as I too feel a pull to yoga and martial arts above all other practices that just do not really resonate with me but I still struggle and drag myself through it. Thanks for your videos and keep being yourselves and sharing your journey with us. Namaste
no rush to change anything. when the time is right these things are there for you and it is up to make changes if you wish.
Wow! i really love this video sooo much I really need to rethink some thinks in my life
I started doing yoga to complement my mountain sports pratice (ski touring, rock climbing, etc) and be more flexible to prevent injuries. Bit by bit i learned that the world of yoga is so much more than that... Its also about your mind, the relation that you have with your body and even with others or the environment around you. Personnaly i always hated to go to the gym, being closed inside... being outdoors doing other sports is so more fulfilling. I have the chance to pratice yoga outside with a great view, and ocassionally i do a bit with mountain refuges.
Thanks guys for this videos, and like you said everyone is free to pratice as they want, as long they are fine with it and it helps themselfs being better persons. And dont forget that we keep evolving every single day, in our minds also... so what we think now can change in 1, 3 our 5 years...thats how we are!
Keep up the nice work you guys!
thanks for sharing! yoga outside is awesome, so glad you have the chance to do that. we're happy you do what works well for you these days, keep it up 🙏
Really interesting! Love your attitudes and thank you for providing all of these incredible resources. Just finished day 3 of Embark and can't wait to get stuck into the Ignite programme.
awesome job! thanks for practicing with us
Your videos are awesome. As a surfer and climber, I have spent a lot of time doing pulling type movements. The pushing aspect of yoga has really helped to balance me out.
Functional movement is key. For most activities and sports, muscle mass does more harm then good. Very well said in this video 🙂
Thank you for all that you do 🙏
I couldn't agree more. after many years of going to the gym and then switching to yoga on your channel. I find I'm looking fitter and feel better then ever. thanks for all your help.
Great to hear 🙏
I just love you 😍 guys , Thanks 🙏 for everything. Really appreciate it . Keep up the good work .
Thanks for your support and practicing with 🙏
This was very interesting. Thank you for sharing. New things to think about.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your channel
Because of Yoga I feel so much more fit in my body (it’s the first time I can actually see some arm muscles haha)! I love your classes, because they always have some sort of challenge but are also really relaxing, the perfect mix!😊
I have so much respect for this guy. I was a body builder for years. Still am to an extent. However, I have never been in better, stronger, and a more solid condition. Weights are very bad for you in the long run. This is purely strengthening everything. Joints, ligaments, flexibility, mobility, and yes, muscle. The pumps and cardio I'm getting in this, are fantastic. I also have over come a shoulder injury fantastically using these routines. This is amazing.
How are you feeling now buddy ?
You are the best guys!!! This video was super clear. Thanks for sharing your experience from such a humble place. I believe yoga is a path of descovery so no matter your first goal with it is, then with time, at your own time you will find the true meaning of it. Thank you again, and hope you receive all kindness and love from the universe!!!
thank you so much for watching it! ✌️🙏
Once I started doing yoga about eight years ago, my jiu jtsu has also improved simultaneously. I also compete at a very high level and the movements in yoga correlate very well with jiu jitsu. Stay safe guys and keep the videos coming. Greetings from New Jersey!!
cannot agree more! ❤
Awakening into yoga, thank you:)
Thank you very much. You have give me a lot to think. Can't wait to keep practicing with you
that is great, sit with it in meditation. thanks for watching!
Love it... i like your work, cheers!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for this video!
Glad it was helpful!
I have a similair backstory and love what you're saying in this video. I got into yoga through rock climbing, and it's great how it doesn't only affect the isometric strength but also makes you really aware that an inch left or right in some positions can make a huge difference. When it comes to pull training you guys should give gymnast rings a shot. I think it's very complementary to yoga to do rows and stuff on them, because you need to keep body tention at all times. I actually just wanted to thank you guys for your videos. Since there's no climbing right now, your ignite series and other videos are one of the things that help me through the quarantine. Keep spreading the word!
we love gymnast rings and use them when we can. it is for most people especially during lockdown more difficult to do than a pull-up bar or climbing, but for sure has huge benefits! we did entire videos on pulling so that topic. thanks for sharing and thanking us, glad you like the video 🙏❤️
This is so in line with all the things I've been thinking lately! You both have amazing bodies and it's really interesting to know yoga is also sufficient for cardio. Thank you once more!
thank you!
Exactly what I needed to hear right now. I'm trying to quit "the fitness lifestyle" for months for the very same reasons. It's quite hard as I'm really good at it and over the years, it had become an essential part of my identity (and one of my income streams). But why we are here on this planet, right? To learn and grow also through changes. Thanks so much for addressing this topic. Love your channel ❤️
we're all part of the divine play called lila. Our inner purpose is to be present, to be. The outer purpose is filled with the inner purpose and results in meaningful actions.